Lyndon Johnson actually said...

We had put $400 million extra in development contracts in the Appalachian area in 1965 and 1966 over what we had done in 1964.

The President's News Conference Following a Meeting With the Appalachian Governors

03/11/1966

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And from that belief your President summons his strength for the trials that lie ahead in the days to come.

I recommend that we prosecute with vigor and determination our war on poverty.

I have not come here tonight to ask for pleasant luxuries or for idle pleasures.

I can report to you tonight what you have seen for yourselves already--in every city and countryside.